Gunfire on the west side: 'You killed my baby!'

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police responded to the 1100 block of Medford Avenue just after 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, 2017, where one person was killed and another injured.(Photo: Holly Hays/IndyStar)Buy Photo

The woman slammed her burgundy umbrella to the ground, bending it inside out as stray rain drops fell over Indianapolis.

"You killed my baby! You killed my baby!"

As family members grieved near the crime scene tape, investigators worked to determine what caused a fight that ended in gunfire, killing one and injuring another on the city's west side Wednesday night.

Officers responded to the 1100 block of Medford Avenue just after 8 p.m. and found a man and a woman with gunshot wounds outside of a home, according to IMPD Maj. Richard Riddle.

The man, identified Thursday by the Marion County coroner's office as 35-year-old Reggie Taylor, was pronounced dead after being transported to Eskenazi Hospital. The woman is in stable condition, Riddle said.

"Best we can tell, some type of altercation, verbal altercation, escalated into gunfire tonight," Riddle said.

Investigators believe the victims may have shot each other, he said. Detectives are working to determine what started the altercation and who else was involved in that altercation.

This was the third shooting fatality in Indianapolis Wednesday. IMPD officers were called to the 2900 block of Caroline Avenue on the city's north side just after 11 a.m., where two victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators are still working to determine the circumstances of that shooting. No information is available about a possible suspect or a potential relationship between the two victims.

Riddle said additional officers have been called to the area of Medford Avenue and that the department is working to stay on top of crime as summer is in full-swing.

"We're just doing everything we can to ensure we go into this weekend safely," Riddle said.